Maker Space

At Albion:

• Legos
• Duct tape crafts (Google: tapigami or duct tape projects)
• Duct tape
• Snap Circuits
• K’nex Solar Energy kit
• Perla Beads
  • 6000 Count Bucket Multi Mix $11.79
  • 22,000 Count Bead Jar $14.65
  • Perler Fuse Bead Pegboards 7 Pack
• MakeyMaKey kits
• Little Bits
• Cubelets
• Coloring
• Dot n Dash Robots
• Sphero Ball
• Gravity Maze
• Marble Mania
• Blanket Tying Service Project

Other Ideas

• Do it Yourself Playdoh and Slime
• Hokki stools
• Arts and crafts
• Library Maker Spaces--Pinterest
• Maker Space--Pinterest
• Raspberry Pi
• Brush Bots
• Recycled Stuff fashion show
• Arduino starter kit
• Makerbot Replicator2 3-D printer with supplies

Grants

• 100% for Kids
• Lowes Toolbox for Education
• Donors Choose
  • Fuel Your School (Chevron funds STEM projects every September-November)
  • Student Written Project (1/2 off)100% for Kids

Books

Makerspace Playbook
Invent to Learn by Martinez and Stager

Resources:

Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces
Top 10 Maker Space Ideas of 2015
What's the Maker Movement and Why Should I Care?
ISTE Librarians' Network
Renovated Learning--Diana Rendina
Summer Learning Series
Design Make Teach
Learning is Messy Blog
Presentation--What Happens in a MakerSpace?
Makezine.com
S'more Oven

Coding

• code.org
• Scratch (Web)
• Tynker (Web)
• Cargo-bot (iPad only)
• Hopscotch (iPad only)

Maker Space Notes